Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory is extensively employed for the analysis of nanostructures because it is able to capture nanoscale effects.Previous studies have revealed that using the differential form of th...Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory is extensively employed for the analysis of nanostructures because it is able to capture nanoscale effects.Previous studies have revealed that using the differential form of the strain-driven version of this theory leads to paradoxical results in some cases,such as bending analysis of cantilevers,and recourse must be made to the integral version.In this article,a novel numerical approach is developed for the bending analysis of Euler-Bernoulli nanobeams in the context of strain-and stress-driven integral nonlocal models.This numerical approach is proposed for the direct solution to bypass the difficulties related to converting the integral governing equation into a differential equation.First,the governing equation is derived based on both strain-driven and stress-driven nonlocal models by means of the minimum total potential energy.Also,in each case,the governing equation is obtained in both strong and weak forms.To solve numerically the derived equations,matrix differential and integral operators are constructed based upon the finite difference technique and trapezoidal integration rule.It is shown that the proposed numerical approach can be efficiently applied to the strain-driven nonlocal model with the aim of resolving the mentioned paradoxes.Also,it is able to solve the problem based on the strain-driven model without inconsistencies of the application of this model that are reported in the literature.展开更多
In nature,there are widely distributed bi-modulus materials with different deformation characteristics under compressive and tensile stress states,such as concrete,rock and ceramics.Due to the lack of constitutive mod...In nature,there are widely distributed bi-modulus materials with different deformation characteristics under compressive and tensile stress states,such as concrete,rock and ceramics.Due to the lack of constitutive model that could reasonably consider the bi-modulus property of materials,and the lack of simple and reliable measurement methods for the tensile elastic parameters of materials,scientists and engineers always neglect the effect of the bi-modulus property of materials in engineering design and numerical simulation.To solve this problem,this study utilizes the uncoupled strain-driven constitutive model proposed by Latorre and Montáns(2020)to systematically study the distributions and magnitudes of stresses and strains of bi-modulus materials in the three-point bending test through the numerical method.Furthermore,a new method to synchronously measure the tensile and compressive elastic moduli of materials through the four-point bending test is proposed.The numerical results show that the bi-modulus property of materials has a significant effect on the stress,strain and displacement in the specimen utilized in the three-point and four-point bending tests.Meanwhile,the results from the numerical tests,in which the elastic constitutive model proposed by Latorre and Montáns(2020)is utilized,also indicate that the newly proposed measurement method has a good reliability.Although the new measurement method proposed in this study can synchronously and effectively measure the tensile and compressive elastic moduli,it cannot measure the tensile and compressive Poisson’s ratios.展开更多
文摘Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory is extensively employed for the analysis of nanostructures because it is able to capture nanoscale effects.Previous studies have revealed that using the differential form of the strain-driven version of this theory leads to paradoxical results in some cases,such as bending analysis of cantilevers,and recourse must be made to the integral version.In this article,a novel numerical approach is developed for the bending analysis of Euler-Bernoulli nanobeams in the context of strain-and stress-driven integral nonlocal models.This numerical approach is proposed for the direct solution to bypass the difficulties related to converting the integral governing equation into a differential equation.First,the governing equation is derived based on both strain-driven and stress-driven nonlocal models by means of the minimum total potential energy.Also,in each case,the governing equation is obtained in both strong and weak forms.To solve numerically the derived equations,matrix differential and integral operators are constructed based upon the finite difference technique and trapezoidal integration rule.It is shown that the proposed numerical approach can be efficiently applied to the strain-driven nonlocal model with the aim of resolving the mentioned paradoxes.Also,it is able to solve the problem based on the strain-driven model without inconsistencies of the application of this model that are reported in the literature.
基金funding support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC3102402)as well as from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51879257).
文摘In nature,there are widely distributed bi-modulus materials with different deformation characteristics under compressive and tensile stress states,such as concrete,rock and ceramics.Due to the lack of constitutive model that could reasonably consider the bi-modulus property of materials,and the lack of simple and reliable measurement methods for the tensile elastic parameters of materials,scientists and engineers always neglect the effect of the bi-modulus property of materials in engineering design and numerical simulation.To solve this problem,this study utilizes the uncoupled strain-driven constitutive model proposed by Latorre and Montáns(2020)to systematically study the distributions and magnitudes of stresses and strains of bi-modulus materials in the three-point bending test through the numerical method.Furthermore,a new method to synchronously measure the tensile and compressive elastic moduli of materials through the four-point bending test is proposed.The numerical results show that the bi-modulus property of materials has a significant effect on the stress,strain and displacement in the specimen utilized in the three-point and four-point bending tests.Meanwhile,the results from the numerical tests,in which the elastic constitutive model proposed by Latorre and Montáns(2020)is utilized,also indicate that the newly proposed measurement method has a good reliability.Although the new measurement method proposed in this study can synchronously and effectively measure the tensile and compressive elastic moduli,it cannot measure the tensile and compressive Poisson’s ratios.
